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Making the transition
2008-02-19 00:56:00 During the time where I went from my 8-5 job to working for myself full time, I found that the hardest part was the transition time where I had to get used to a completely different set of routines and objectives. Instead of having a rigorous schedule that I had to meet or else I ... More About: General , Transition
My Story, Part 2: How I Got My Motivation
2008-02-14 21:48:00 As you’ll recall from the last part of this story, I went from graduate to trying to have my own business to working for the University of Virginia in a cube farm. Soon after starting, the horror of cube farm work hit me full-on, and it was then that I instantly and permanently gained the ... More About: Story , General , Motivation , My Story , Part
The importance of planning your departure
2008-02-12 22:11:00 If you’re reading this, then it’s probably safe to assume that you’re looking to get out of your 8-5 job, and be in a position where you can support yourself. Before you go throw a resignation letter in your boss’s face, though, there are a few things that you’ll want to make sure you’ve taken ... More About: Personal , Business , Planning , Departure
The importance of planning your departure
2008-02-12 22:11:00 If you’re reading this, then it’s probably safe to assume that you’re looking to get out of your 8-5 job, and be in a position where you can support yourself. Before you go throw a resignation letter in your boss’s face, though, there are a few things that you’ll want to make sure you’ve taken ... More About: Personal , Business , Planning , Departure
My Story, Part 1: From Graduate to Cube Farm Worker
2008-02-10 16:17:00 In May of 2007, on a bright and sunny day in the early afternoon, I walked across the stage in Darden Court at the University of Virginia and officially graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering. In the weeks and months following that day, I toyed with the idea of graduate school, and was ... More About: Story , Graduate , General , My Story , Part
My Story, Part 1: From Graduate to Cube Farm Worker
2008-02-10 16:17:00 In May of 2007, on a bright and sunny day in the early afternoon, I walked across the stage in Darden Court at the University of Virginia and officially graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering. In the weeks and months following More About: Story , Graduate , General , My Story , Part
My Story
2008-02-10 01:15:00 Just to let you know, I’m currently writing a feature that details my story from when I graduated from the University of Virginia all the way through where I am now, running two businesses and freelancing full-time. I’ll be releasing it in sections over a reasonable period of time so that I can put some ... More About: Commentary , Story , My Story
My Story
2008-02-10 01:15:00 Just to let you know, I’m currently writing a feature that details my story from when I graduated from the University of Virginia all the way through where I am now, running two businesses and freelancing full-time. I’ll be releasing it in sections over a reasonable period of time so that I can put some ... More About: Commentary , Story , My Story
Welcome!
2008-02-10 01:12:00 Welcome, friends! Pull up a chair, sit back and relax. I greatly appreciate you stopping by, and I hope that you’ll find the information contained within these pages to be stimulating, revealing, engaging and helpful. My goal here is not to wave my hands and sell you a hocus-pocus get-rich scheme, but to simply and ... More About: General
Welcome!
2008-02-10 01:12:00 Welcome, friends! Pull up a chair, sit back and relax. I greatly appreciate you stopping by, and I hope that you’ll find the information contained within these pages to be stimulating, revealing, engaging and helpful. My goal here is not to wave my hands and sell you a hocus-pocus get-rich scheme, but to simply and ... More About: General
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Test post
2008-01-01 00:12:00 Testing 1234 1 2 3 Test 12345’s “;:;/? More About: General , Post , Test
A Systems Commentary: Changing lanes (passing)
2007-10-08 18:01:00 When I was driving down the highway the other day, doing my best to not get into an accident while still maintaining reasonably fast (but still under the limit) speeds, I had a small spark of insight regarding systems engineering and the process by which people attempt to get ahead in traffic by passing each ... More About: Commentary , Changing , Systems , Passi , Chang
Craigslist spam
2007-10-02 14:07:00 As I’ve been applying for jobs on the writing/editing front from craigslist, I’ve spotted a new scam and new spam. Craigslist spam is a curse for anyone applying for jobs, and they are becoming increasingly tricky and hard to pin down. This latest spam/scam comes from a website registered as ‘www.thefreelancejobs.com’. Do not go there. ... More About: Spam , General
My apologies
2007-09-28 05:28:00 My apologies for my lack of posts; real life has caught up with me for the past couple of days and I’ve been unable to get to posting. Regular postings will resume shortly. Thanks for your patience and understanding! More About: General , Polo , Logi
Tip of the Day: September 25
2007-09-25 15:46:00 Today?s tips involves finding music online without using a peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing program. A word of warning: I don?t condone copyright violation, but I leave it up to you to determine if what you do online crosses any boundaries you may or may not have up. With that said, read on to find out about ... More About: General , September
Tip of the Day: September 24
2007-09-24 15:11:00 Although it’s more of a bit of cool trivia than a ‘tip,’ today’s bit is about Google. You probably already know you can change the language of Google to just about any language in the world by clicking on the “Preferences” link on the Google main page, right? Did you know that some of the ... More About: General , September , The D
Craigslist RSS Compilation: More job feeds
2007-09-22 23:11:00 I’ve added several more job feeds. As a reminder, these are collections of craigslist RSS feeds from across Amerca. So, for example, the Web/Info Design collection contains every web/info design job feed from every city on Craigslist in America (some 300 feeds per collection). I’ll be continuing to add more as the days go ... More About: Software , Computers , General , Compilation
Tip of the Day: September 21
2007-09-21 21:24:00 When applying for a large amount of jobs that are fairly identical, it’s good to come up with a template cover letter that you can copy and paste into an email, then change the details of on the fly to suit each individual job. When applying for as many writing jobs as I do (typically ... More About: General , September , The D
Systems Engineering: The Absence of Stupidity
2007-09-21 15:45:00 Two years ago, one of my professors at the University of Virgina summed up systems engineering in one simple sentence. He said “Systems engineering is an absence of stupidity.” He wasn’t only right, but in that statement he gave the most elegant and beautiful description that I’ve ever heard about what systems engineers do. More About: Commentary , Engineering , Stupidity , Stem
Blogrush
2007-09-21 14:42:00 I’ve decided to add a Blogrush widget to the left sidebar. The Blogrush website (and many non-affiliated forums online) claim that it’s a good way to get more traffic immediately. I’m skeptical, but I’ve decided to try it out. If you’d like to join Blogrush, click here. I’ll post updates if I see my traffic ... More About: Computers , General
Advertising
2007-09-20 22:48:00 I’ve been working like a madman today to try and advertise my blog on forums and websites and…well, anywhere I can, really. I’ve been displaying the craigslist rss feed link, and I’ve gotten 9 unique visitors today to the blog, 4 of which who went to that post, so I’m happy so far. That’s a ... More About: Personal , Business , Advertising , Vert
Tip of the Day: September 20, 2007
2007-09-20 21:57:00 If you’re ever looking to purchase flowers - particularly roses - be sure to check out Sam’s Club. I know, Sam’s Club is the evil corporation, but their flower deals are killer good. It only costs $14 for two dozen roses (red, white, yellow, orange…any color), and the roses are of very high quality, too. ... More About: Personal , General , September , The D
Craigslist RSS Compliation: Writing/Editing jobs
2007-09-20 14:18:00 As I talked about in the last post, I’ve decided to put up the OPML file that contains some 300 RSS feeds. It’s a compilation of every writing/editing job RSS feed from every city in America that has a craigslist page. Feel free to download and use it for your own personal use. Please note ... More About: Software , Computers , Writing , Jobs , Editing
Craigslist RSS feeds
2007-09-19 21:53:00 I have, in one little easily-importable file, RSS feeds from the writing/editing section of every craigslist site in America. I use this combination of feeds to apply to jobs on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis. Would having these feeds available to download (for your personal use only, as per the craigslist TOS) be useful to ... More About: General , Craigslist
Freelance writing - an update
2007-09-19 21:44:00 As a brief update on my freelance writing projects currently underway, here’s a summary: I’ve been contacted by LifeTips to do another computer related tip series I’m in talks with two gentlemen about writing proposals for NPOs I’m talking with three other people about various miscellaneous writing projects I can’t really give out many more details than that right ... More About: Personal , Writing , Freelance , Update
Tip of the Day: September 19, 2007
2007-09-19 21:41:00 Net2ftp, which I discovered today since I was having problems getting my normal FTP client to work, is a nifty little service that lets you access your website via FTP in a polished web interface. Uploads are achieved either by a Java applet or a Flash interface, and the whole package is extremely helpful for ... More About: Software , September , September 19 , The D
Reality in the Digital Age: A Blending of Two Worlds
2007-09-19 02:18:00 Boundaries that once separated the physical world from the virtual world are declining at an ever-increasing rate. Services such as Twitter and Facebook Mobile are allowing people to combine their physical and virtual lives into one globular heap. The resultant mishmash is a new reality that is a blending of two formerly distinct realities, and ... More About: Commentary , Technology , Computers , Reality , Worlds
Tip of the Day - September 18, 2007
2007-09-18 17:10:00 Starting today is yet another new feature: the Tip of the Day. Each day, I’ll be giving you some type of new tip. Short or long, computer related or not, it’ll be here. To start off with, I have a tip that’ll make your usage of the Windows command line so much easier…. More About: Software , Computers , September , The D
Be More Productive: Thunderbird, Firefox, Filezilla and Pidgin
More articles from this author:2007-09-17 20:48:00 Be More Productive is a weekly feature that goes into detail about different technologies that can be used to help you be more productive in your everyday life. ‘Technology ’ is a rather loose definition in this case, because it covers all types of technologies - not just computer technologies exclusively. To start off, though, I’m ... More About: Software , Personal , Computers , Firefox 1, 2 |
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